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L’éventration diaphragmatique est une anomalie congénitale définie comme une élévation permanente d’une hémi coupole diaphragmatique. Il s’agit d’une affection rare, plus fréquente parmi les hommes, affectant souvent l’hémi diaphragme gauche. Le diagnostic est souvent fortuità l’occasion d’un examen thoracique fait pour d’autres affections ou en présence de manifestations cliniques tardives, des signes de retentissement sur les organes de voisinage. Lorsqu’elle devient symptomatique le traitement chirurgical est indiqué afin d’éviter des complications.

Objective: This study measured the cortisol levels of professional athletes during a CrossFit® championship. Then, it evaluated the physiological response caused by cortisol. Increased cortisol levelsmay interfere with the athletes’ performance and muscle recovery. Materials and Methods: A prospective observational cross-sectional study was performed with a sample of eight female professional athletes, aged between 20 and 34 years, enrolled in the 2017 Brazil CrossFit Championship (TCB), held in Valinhos, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Objective: To identify nursing care technologies for the elderly with chronic non-communicable diseases. Methods: integrative literature review consisting of six steps. Data collection took place in May 2019, in the PUBMED, LILACS and BDENF databases, with the descriptors "Technology", "Chronic Disease", "Nursing Care" and "Elderly", delimited by the Boolean operator "AND". For the international databases, the corresponding descriptors in Medical Subject Headings were used.

Introduction: The number of disabilities due to age is expected to double by 2060. In this scenario, the development of sarcopenia is an important risk factor for the development of frailty, loss of independence and physical disability in the elderly and is associated with lower survival in critically ill patients. In this sense, the decline in fat-free mass correlates with the decline associated with the age of growth hormone (GH) secretion. Thus, GH secretagogue (MK-677) as the first orally active ghrelin mimetic may increase pulsatile GH secretion in the elderly.

The kidneys are essential organs for controlling the concentrations of various substances in the body fluids. They excrete the final products of metabolic activities and excess water, promoting an electrolyte balance. They also have endocrine functions. Renal vascularization occurs through branches from the abdominal aorta artery, the renal arteries being the main and accessory, and these may have anatomical variations. The present work aims to perform a literature review on the incidence of accessory polar arteries, through data collected in articles and anatomy books.

Pregnancy is a wonderful mile stone in the life of a woman. It is the origin of human life. The news of pregnancy excites a woman; she plans everything for the arrival of the new baby with a lot of care and happiness. The pregnancy often result in a number of minor disorder such as Nausea and vomiting are set to affect over 50 percent of pregnancy. The common minor disorders during pregnancy are nausea vomiting, heart burn, constipation, back pain, leg cramps, frequency of micturition, Leukorrhea etc.

Introdução: a precariedade do saneamento básico é outra triste realidade de impacto ambiental, que necessita ser abordada com veemência. O saneamento básico é garantido pela Lei Federal 11.445/07, que a define como o conjunto de serviços, infraestruturas e instalações de abastecimento de água, esgotamento sanitário, limpeza urbana e manejo de resíduos sólidos, bem como pertinente a drenagem de águas pluviais urbanas. A precariedade deste serviço pode estar correlacionada a diversos problemas de saúde. Objetivo: Analisar as publicações sobre saneamento básico relacionado à saúde.

O objetivo do estudo foi analisar os problemas éticos e suas dimensões principais vivenciados por profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, exploratório, de abordagem quantitativa realizado com profissionais das equipes de Saúde da Família de um município do interior da Bahia. A coleta de dados ocorreu de fevereiro a maio de 2014. Foi aplicado o Inventário de Problemas Éticos na Atenção Primária. Participaram do estudo, 63 profissionais sendo: 15 cirurgiões-dentistas, 26 enfermeiros e 22 médicos.

The study presents evidence of how the Nigeria’s Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) had designed and implemented peacebuilding and conflict prevention strategies in the country’s conflict dynamics since 2000. This is important because Nigeria is notorious for violence and its adverse effects have claimed several lives, displaced millions from their homes and livelihoods.

The research aims to characterize family farming in the State of Maranhão as well as presenting and discussing the public politics that influences the development of family farming in the State, in this case, the PRONAF and the institutional purchases through the PAA. The methodology assumed an exploratory characteristic, with quantitative approaches.